Unit 4 Sharing Reading and Thinking课件 2022-2023学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第四册

选择性必修四 Unit 4 Sharing As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. –Sam Levenson What kind of help / aid is China providing to other countries? 1. Why do you think international volunteering activities are necessary and important? 2. If you have an opportunity to work as a volunteer and to teach in a foreign country, do you want to go to help other people? Why and why not? A young Australian, Jo, worked for two years as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guinea. What challenges do you think she might have faced? Before you read, discuss the question below with your classmates. It would be hard to get used to living without a TV, computer, or other modern conveniences. The food and overall lifestyle might also be a challenge, as it is so different from her country. As a teacher, getting from her country. As a teacher, getting good teaching materials and supplies would also be hard. Look at some pictures in Papua New Guinea. What can you see in the photos? What kind of life do you think the people live in the photos? Reading strategy: adjust reading speed When reading a passage, adjust your speed to get the most out of it. If the material is easy or familiar, you can read through it quickly. If it is difficult or contains useful details, read it a bit slower and try to understand more. Read the blog entries by Jo. As you read, underline the parts of the text you read slowly. Then compare your reading pace with a partner. Skim the text and complete the main idea. The type of the text is _. The text mainly introduces _ in Papua New Guinea. blog entry education and living conditions 1. What does Jo mainly talk about in her blogs? FAST READING Her experience of voluntary teaching at a bush school and a visit to a local family, the challenges she met, and the positive aspects of her voluntary work. She also shared her feelings and attitudes to her voluntary work, the people, and the life there. 2. Wher